If you found a famous treasure

[auferret]

I wouldn't tell a soul. Never tell anyone anything you wouldn't want someone else to know....like Uncle Sam.

I haven't said anything yet but if I did, I'd say that I earned it dealing drugs. The tax rate is much lower. Since there is no evidence of drugs, they can't seize the money. A criminal defense attorney would be cheaper than a civil attorney to get the money back if they do because he would not want a percentage.

 

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[jeric2]

Not a chance I would tell.

 

[lafatlife]

Is it a mannequin that comes alive at night?

LOL I liked that movie!!!

 

[gregl01]

If I found a famous treasure.........no one would/will ever know !!!!!!(except my wife, she might ask questions). I'd show all you folks though.... the ONE gold coin I found(woo hoo)

Greg

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

I would not tell a soul.
Nada
No one


Ray S

 

[Dirty WhiteBoy]

I have no comment.....Thank you!

 

[lastleg]

You're welcome.

 

[Seamuss]

I have the right to remain silent.Anyone i tell can use it against me.

I would keep my yap shut and piece it out a bit at a time at different locations.

What?

 

[Mojave]

I've been thinking about that alot lately. Alot depends on the state, and the find. I'm almost to the point that I would probably just call the press and tell them, and then report it to the state, asking for a "finders fee", and trying to get some public support backing me.

Out of all the options, this sounds like the most feasible, in my opinion. Sucks, but I really can't think of any other "good" or "tidy" ways of dealing with a huge find.

 

[savant365]

If you find/found a famous treasure you would have to be able to PROVE it was a specific treasure. If there was a note with it signed by the person who buried/hid it...it might have more historical value then melt value. I would want to get as much $$$ for it as I could but if you can't PROVE that it was Captain Kidd's or a KGC stash it just hearsay as to who left it there. I would guess its like a shipwreck, if you can prove what ship it was you can get more $$$ for the finds because of the history of the treasure, if you can't, well...just keep quiet and sell a little bit at a time so you don't flood the market with gold, silver, whatever you found.

There is a museum in Kansas City of a riverboat that sank in the Missouri river and the guys that found it restored and preserved their finds and put it on display and make about $15 to $20 everytime someone goes to see it. That's how they capitalized on their find.

http://www.1856.com/

It is an awesome place to spend an afternoon if you get the chance to go. Treasure and treasure hunting is big business nowadays, not like 50 or 60 years ago when an old eccentric guy wandered around and found his "pot of gold" then quietly retired to a rocking chair on his front porch and lived happily ever after. If you happen to dig up a valuable find your best bet is to keep it to yourself or someone will try to take it away from you.

HH Charlie

 

[Mojave]

Coins and such are easy to get rid of a little at a time, for sure. But what about something like Victorio Peak That's a little harder to think about. Sure this was a bunch of hoarded treasure that someone had collected from other sites, and stashed it here, but that gives creedence to the idea of "Spanish Vaults" and "French Vaults", centralized locations where they stored most of the gold they mined and smelted, for use by their governments when they came to finally settle in the new world.

16,000 sixty-pound gold bricks, Spanish and French artificats, gold statues, crowns, coins, etc..... Each gold brick alone is worth a million dollars - There's nothing someone could do if they found something like that. I don't even think anyone could find an easy way to slowly get rid of even 10 sixty-pound gold bricks, or gold statues, or artificats like crowns. Hmmmm

 

[Seamuss]

Seamuss: when one gets arrested,they get quoted the "Miranda Act" (You have the right to remain silent etc etc etc )

If i found a treasure,lets say 1000 $20.00 gold pieces. I would keep my mouth shut and not tell anyone (My right to remain Silent LOL) and sell off the coins one at a time and each sale in a different location.

I have the right to remain silent.

What?

I was acting dumb to the statement.

What?

Oh, now I get it. I have the right to shut my mouth...NOW.

I know not nothing. (What?)

Treasure, I have know stinken treasure. I don't have to show you any stinken treasure.

 

[Bottleviking]

I have been looking for Celerons plate at the mouth of the great miami river for many years now. If I find it, it will be my gift to society, as I could never figure out any way to actually profit from it. If I hurried up and "donated" it I might have some say in where it wound up. (Cincinnati) And, there is always the fortune of being respected as a caring and sharing fan of history. I have imagined slapping it on ebay for 10 million, and wondering what the crapstorm would look like. Lol. Still looking...

But yeah, in general, especially for gold and silver finds, keep yer yapper shut !

 

[Monty]

I'd tell my cousin who is an attorney. Some attorney is going to get a chunk of it anyway, so I might as well keep it in the family. Maybe we could figure out a way to keep most of it? Monty

 

[stefen]

Most likely keep my mouth shut...

No different than winning the lottery...

Know this old man who at the age of 82 won a 5 Million (cash) California Lottery and had hundreds of relatives come out of the woodwork...

 

[Seamuss]

If I find something famous, "I tell no one". If I win the lotto and the state publishs the winning numbers then all of you long lost relatives can buy your own lotto tickets.

 

[jake123]

I always wondered what I would do if I found a stash of extremely rare coins, uncirculated and all the same date. After you sold a couple, they would no longer be so rare or valuable.

 

[White Feather]

Keep Yer' Yap shut! Do you think I'm telling anyone about finding the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine? OOOppss! I needs another Grog!!!

 

[ivan salis]

thats why you trickle rare coins out a few at a time. slowly over time --- so as to not "flood" the market all at once and killing the price on them once folks becoming aware theres a bunch of them.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

Good afternoon: Actually I would have no problems, I woulld admit to ifnding it, even post a picture then cry in my coffee claiming that a Mr Ivan Salis stole it from me while I was trying to legitimently file the recovery data in order that any heirs or taxes that might be entitled to it may file their just claims. Go find him, but be forwarned, he will probaly deny it, trying to pass the blame on to me.

I f you need to contact me, try Rio de Jinero. If I am not at home, try Island 'X' on the Great Barrier reef. If you cannot find me in either, then I will be at my hidden tropical island with my all girl crew, headed by, well one of our delectable TN gals.

Don Jose de La Mancha